§ Mr. PendryTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give a breakdown of the dates and venues of the matches from which arose each of the offences under sections 2 to 4 of the Football Offences Act outlined in his answer to the hon. Member for Stalybridge and Hyde of 17 October 1991,Official Report, column 188.
§ Mr. Peter Lloyd[holding answer 5 November 1991]: The information requested is as follows.
540W
Date Match Number of arrests Section 2 (throwing of missiles) 17 August Scarborough v. Mansfield Town 3 Rotherham United v. Burnley 1 23 August Wigan Athletic v. Chester City 3
Date Match Number of arrests 24 August Newcastle United v. Watford 1 5 October York City v. Scarborough 1 Arsenal v. Chelsea 1 Section 3 (indecent or racialist chanting) 17 August Arsenal v. QPR 2 24 August Tottenham Hotspur v. Chelsea 4 Wimbledon v. West Ham United 1 28 August Chelsea v. Notts County 1 31 August Chelsea v. Luton Town 1 Arsenal v. Manchester City 6 4 September Newcastle United v. Watford 1 7 September Arsenal v. Coventry City 4 Hartlepool United v. Leyton Orient 1 14 September Newcastle United v. Watford 1 21 September Newcastle United v. Millwall 1 Section 4 (going on to the playing area) 17 August Doncaster Rovers v. Carlisle United 1 AFC Bournmouth v. Darlington 2 Brighton v. Tranmere 1 Barnsley v. Sunderland 3 21 August Derby County v. Middlesbrough 1 31 August West Ham United v. Notts County 1 4 September Millwall v. Brighton 1 Newcastle United v. Plymouth Argyle 1 7 September Notts County v. Liverpool 2 Derby County v. Barnsley 1 Burnley v. Crewe Alexandra 2 Rotherham United v. Hereford United 7 14 September Stoke City v. Fulham 1 Bury v. Huddersfield Town 1 17 September Swindon Town v. Leicester 3 Stoke City v. Hartlepool United 1 21 September Everton v. Coventry City 1 Hartlepool United v. Birmingham City 1 Rotherham United v. Maidstone United 1 28 September Middlesbrough v. Sunderland 2 Newcastle United v. Derby County 2 Stoke City v. Stockport County 2 Barnet v. Cardiff City 2